Mindy Kaling

Mindy Kaling is an accomplished actress, comedian, writer, producer, and director. She first gained notoriety as Kelly Kapoor on The Office, where she played an exaggerated version of what she thought other writers saw her as. She would remain as an actor-writer-producer on the show until its ninth-season when she finally got her own show, The Mindy Project. Kaling is described as a pioneer in her field, for being one of the first Indian-American women in comedy and in television. Currently, she is working on establishing her own women-driven comedy empire. As part of her work, she incorporates speaking engagements on her career path and advice she has for making it in the comedy/entertainment industry as a young woman, and especially as a woman of color.